Education

Education

For assistance with Education Department processes by phone, please call 718-518-4156 and leave a message. For assistance via email, please email Rufina Amadiz at @hostos.cuny.edu and Tamara Washington at twashington@hostos.cuny.edu

Your calls and messages will be returned between the hours of 9 AM-5 PM weekdays.


Welcome to the Education Department!
To learn about our degrees & Liberal Arts concentrations, please call or email us.

Name (click name to email) Units and Degrees Office Telephone

AMADIZ, RUFINA
CUNY Office Assistant III
 
 		 Aging & Health Science        
A.A.S. in Aging & Health Studies

Teacher Education                 
A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education  		 A-107


 
 
718-518-4156
 


 
WASHINGTON, TAMARA
CUNY Office Assistant I		 Health Education                      
A.S. in Community Health

Physical Education		 A/107


 
718-518-4159


 
DISANTO, JACQUELINE
Chair and Professor
 		 Education Department

Teacher Education, coordinator

 		 A-107



 
917-880-0121
 718-518-4437


 
The Mission of the Education Department is to advance knowledge centered in research and grounded in practice in the fields of Teacher Education, Community Health Education, Gerontology, and Physical Education to prepare competent, caring, effective practitioners. Embracing a global perspective to address the needs of all learners, the Education Department nurtures students by providing experiential learning and service opportunities to the community; fosters a holistic approach to teaching and learning by helping students develop intellectual, communication, and workplace skills that provide a strong background to further students’ career and education goals; and promotes faculty engagement in research and community service.